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Chronometer love
I too have Francois Chaille's book. I am also a collector of Girard Perregaux Calibre 32A Chronometers. Only that calibre designation. I have four, three of which can be seen on this website:
revo-online.com
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I have a fourth coming from the United States, identical to the example on the website; pictured with brown strap, except with factory original steel bracelet. The number of these seems to be confirmed as 670 Calibre 32As. None of them have refinished dials.
I also have what may be the only 1964 "Damier" (checkerboard dial) with original bracelet, hang tag, box and papers in museum condition among my many GP watches
Gyromatic " Observatory Chronometer ". Some quick pictures.
Well, I should say scans, as I found them in the Girard Perregaux book, and in the " Girard - Perregaux Celebrating 220 years ". An austere sensuality, for this watch one of us already posted, by the way: I specially love this small montage: So many thing...
The watch's apparent simplicity...
...is part of its considerable charm. The fact that it was certified during trials at Neuchatel and the actual tested watches then sold, is a testament to GP's confidence in its engineering. This watch plus the JLC Geomatic or Geophysic would make a nice ...
We should stop talking, Sister...
You read, more and more, in my mind... I developped, through years, a deep, strong fascination for these Chronometers, and this one is no exception, even if not the most elegant... Look at the composition picture, on your left, you see this small bomb? I ...
No Observatory, but some early high frequency models from my collection
Note the wave logo - discontinued when Longines introduced the Ultra-Chron Handwind chronometers A gold one for my dear husband -- And a steel one recently transferred to my care by a fellow collector - Ginger...
Very nice, Ginger. Veeery nice.
I have the feeling that one day, I will hunt on this ground... Best, and thanks for these pictures! Nicolas
Gorgeous, Ginger!
Great pictures too! You've got a bunch of fantastic GP gems in your collection! Hope you've been well! Cheers, Daos
Not too many followers, why
I have always loved this very established brand-name. Unfortunately, its vintage pieces do not have that many followers, I reckon. Why is this so? Recently, I picked up a small desk-clock Girard Perregaux for my son, since he loves books, so much. I shall...
Finding a Vintage GP with an untouched dial is not that common, Harrisans.
I have a look at these Vintage GPs and most often what I see is a retouched, repainted, restaured dial. Or... In poor original condition. But it is not exclusive to GP. I noticed, lastly, that the good vintage stuff is rarer... Surprising... Best, Nicolas
Agree, totally
amanico I fully agree with your observations. The clean ones are not easily found. I would rather have something with an aged dial rather than one that has been 'disturbed'. I have just picked up an old Girard Perregaux small desk-clock. A friend asked me...
We have our own very valuable joker, here, whose name is Roberto.
I doubt I will be able to tell you something about your vintage desk clock, but Roberto, who is a true asset, will certainly be... Let's first see what you got. Best, Nicolas
It is OK
amanico It is OK, if you are not able to but Roberto, may. Or maybe some others, too. I picked it up for a song and my son loves it so much. He would like to know more about it. He tried to Google it but nothing came out. He then asked me to try this foru...
Chronometer love
I too have Francois Chaille's book. I am also a collector of Girard Perregaux Calibre 32A Chronometers. Only that calibre designation. I have four, three of which can be seen on this website: revo-online.com ,1003569,1003569#msg-1003569 I have a fourth co...
Can you please post some pics of your collection, here?
I guess you will make a lot of people happy, here. Especially the Damier dial from 1964. Best, and thanks in advance! Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2012-02-24 07:36:24
GP has an amazing history and I wish
they would draw on it much, much more--especially at this casual level.